Morocco Travel Guide

HOTEL

HOTEL

MOROCCAN

FAST    FOOD

MOROCCAN

CAFE

Offline map Google map ( 0535 52 03 18; www.hoteldenice-meknes.com; cnr Rue Accra & Rue
Antserapé; s/d Dh405/505, breakfast Dh48; ) This hotel continues to fly the flag for quality
and service. Modern, efficient and ever-so-slightly shiny, it’s a surprise that room rates aren’t a
good Dh100 more than they actually are. Rooms are nicely decorated and well sized, and
there’s a bar and restaurant too.

Hôtel Rif €€

Offline map Google map ( 0535 52 25 91; [email protected]; Rue Accra; s/d Dh650/750;

) The Rif is a consistent performer in the midrange hotel stakes. The interior has a slightly
funky modernist ambience, and we love the concrete-chocolate confection of the exterior. The
courtyard pool is good for dipping toes in, but as it’s overlooked by the bar, female bathers will
feel enormously exposed.

Hôtel Malta €€

Offline map Google  map (    0535   51  50  20; www.hotel-malta.ma; 3   Rue Charif  Idrissi;    s/d

Dh650/850; ) The Malta sets its aim a little higher in its service than most of Meknès’
midrange options, with pleasing results. The spacious rooms may never win any design
awards, but they’re comfy to relax in, and there’s satellite TV and a plush piano bar.

Eating

MEDINA

Dar Sultana €€

Offline map Google  map (    0535   53  57  20; Derb    Sekkaya,    Tiberbarine;    mains   from    Dh70,   3-

course set menu Dh150) Also going under the name Sweet Sultana, this is a small but
charming restaurant in a converted medina house. The tent canopy over the courtyard gives an
intimate, even romantic, atmosphere, set off by walls painted with henna designs and bright
fabrics. The spread of cooked Moroccan salads is a highlight.

Sandwich Stands €

Offline map Google  map (   Place   el-Hedim;   sandwiches  around  Dh30;    7am-10pm)  Take    your

pick of any one of the stands lining Place el-Hedim, and sit at the canopied tables to watch the
scene as you eat. There are larger meals like tajines, but the sandwiches are usually quick and
excellent, while a few places nearer the medina walls do a good line in sardines.

Ryad Bahia €€

Offline map Google  map (    0535   55  45  41; www.ryad-bahia.com; Derb    Sekkaya,    Tiberbarine;

mains Dh80-100) Nonresidents are welcome to eat at the restaurant of this riad (book in
advance), and it makes a pleasant evening dining spot with its tables around the courtyard. The
menu is typically Moroccan, but all tasty and served and presented nicely.

Pavillon des Idrissides €